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WEC - Silverstone: Pilet heads in for what seems to be a normal pitstop, but he's then wheeled into the garage. That hands the lead in GTE Pro to the #51 Ferrari of Bruni.
WEC - Silverstone: Brief off-track moment for Pilet in the GTE Pro class-leading Porsche. He's got enough of a lead for that not to make a big difference.
Porsche, Silverstone WEC 2015
Rain
MotoGP - Austin: Could be an eventful weather afternoon ahead for MotoGP's Grand Prix of the Americas.
Rain is expected and the Moto3 warm-up is currently being delayed by very thick fog.
Plenty of umbrellas required at the new NOLA track - scene of today's IndyCar race - too right now...
Assuming neither is rained off, you can follow both races with AUTOSPORT Live during the UK evening - MotoGP supports start from 5pm with the main event at 8pm, and IndyCar is due to get going around 8.30pm.
Rain is expected and the Moto3 warm-up is currently being delayed by very thick fog.
Plenty of umbrellas required at the new NOLA track - scene of today's IndyCar race - too right now...
Assuming neither is rained off, you can follow both races with AUTOSPORT Live during the UK evening - MotoGP supports start from 5pm with the main event at 8pm, and IndyCar is due to get going around 8.30pm.
WEC - Silverstone: Lotterer has extended his lead to five seconds over Davidson.
BES - Monza: As we approach the halfway point at Monza the top five looks like this:
1: #19 Palmer (GRT Grasser Lamborghini)
2: #333 Siedler (Rinaldi Ferrari)
3: # 11 Lyons (Kessel Ferrari)
4 # 51 Griffin (AF Corse Ferrari)
5: #1 Frijns (WRT Audi)
1: #19 Palmer (GRT Grasser Lamborghini)
2: #333 Siedler (Rinaldi Ferrari)
3: # 11 Lyons (Kessel Ferrari)
4 # 51 Griffin (AF Corse Ferrari)
5: #1 Frijns (WRT Audi)
WEC - Silverstone: Conway now under investigation for the clash with the #50 car earlier
WEC - Silverstone: And just to annoy Davidson, Duval has now unlapped himself on the Toyota in the #8 car.
WEC - Silverstone: And Lotterer takes the lead into Village. The #7 Audi is now in first place ahead of the #1 Toyota.
BES - Monza: The gap at the front of the field has stabilised at around 21s, as Palmer still leads in the #19 Lamborghini ahead of Siedler in the #333 Ferrari.
The Mercedes cars were able to run longer than the others during the first stint but they don't appear to have the pace to keep up with the other manufacturers and so will have to rely on the safety car staying in the pitlane for that advantage to pay off.
The Mercedes cars were able to run longer than the others during the first stint but they don't appear to have the pace to keep up with the other manufacturers and so will have to rely on the safety car staying in the pitlane for that advantage to pay off.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson now has two Audis on his tail, although one of them is the lapped #8 car of Duval.
WEC - Silverstone: Lotterer is now just two seconds behind Davidson, But has some traffic to work through.
WEC - Silverstone: The #2 Toyota in the hands of Conway is now in fourth place. The car didn't take fresh rubber at that last stop.
WEC - Silverstone: Rusinov has spun at Brooklands in the LMP2-class leading #26 Ligier. He has enough of a lead to rejoin and still be well ahead of the sister #28 machine of Gonzalez.
WEC - Silverstone: Lauda (no, not that one) leads GTE Am in the #98 Aston Martin ahead of Aguas in the #98 machine.
WEC - Silverstone: AUTOSPORT's barbeque peanut window opens in just under 16 minutes. Mid-race snack always necessary in a six-hour event!
WEC - Silverstone: The #2 Toyota of Conway, which is out of synch after making an early second stop under the full-course yellow, heads into the pits. He's got a marker post wedged under his splitter. That's been there for a while, and won't have been helping matters.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson, on older tyres than his pursuer, now leads by 5.663s from Lotterer.
BES - Monza: As the field settles down after the first round of pitstops, the #19 Lamborghini, now driven by Andrew Palmer, is still ahead of #333 Ferrari of Norbert Siedler at the head of the field. The gap is currently 23.689s but is starting to fall.
GRT Lamborghini, Monza BES 2015
WEC - Silverstone: Pilet leads GTE Pro in the #92 Porsche. There's a good battle for second raging between the two AF Corse Ferraris, with Calado chasing Bruni.
WEC - Silverstone: The CLM, which has spent a while in the garage, is back out again in the hands of ex-Formula Master racer Simon Trummer.
Breaking news
WEC - Silverstone: A one-minute stop/go penalty for the #50 Larbre Chevrolet for speeding in the pits. That car as been in the mix in GTE Am although is currently down in fifth place in the hands of Roda.
WEC - Silverstone: Lotterer has passed Conway to take second place.
WEC - Silverstone: In LMP2, Rusinov leads in the #26 Ligier, 51.482s ahead of the sister G-Drive car driven by Gonzalez.
WEC - Silverstone: Here is how it stands with 3hr25m remaining. The #1 Toyota has taken the lead thanks to double-stinting its tyres, while the out-of synch Conway in second will have to make his fourth pitstop earlier than the rest.
1 #1 Toyota (Davidson)
2 #2 Toyota (Conway), +7.559s
3 #7 Audi (Lotterer), +9.566s
4 #18 Porsche (Dumas), +11.606s
5 #8 Audi (Duval). +1 lap
1 #1 Toyota (Davidson)
2 #2 Toyota (Conway), +7.559s
3 #7 Audi (Lotterer), +9.566s
4 #18 Porsche (Dumas), +11.606s
5 #8 Audi (Duval). +1 lap
BES - Monza: Fabio Babini in the GRT Grasser Lamborghini pits from the lead of the race as the majority of field have now made their first stops for fuel and driver changes.
WEC - Silverstone: Dumas runs wide and Lotterer has taken the lead - he's got enough of a break to stay ahead on the straight.
WEC - Silverstone: But it hasn't quite worked for the #7 Audi, as Dumas has come out of the pits still right in front of it.
WEC - Silverstone: This is Lotterer's chance to jump the Porsche. He's pushing on in the #7 Audi.
WEC - Silverstone: Dumas gets back into the #17 Porsche having started the race in it.
WEC - Silverstone: Jani brings the leading #18 Porsche into the pits for its third stop.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson passes the sister Toyota of Conway to retake second place.
WEC - Silverstone: Conway has just had a moment passing the GTE Am Chevrolet driven by Roda, collecting a marker post.
BES - Monza: With one hour gone at Monza, the top five overall currently looks like this:
1 Babini
2 Broniszewski
3 Smith
4 Vernay
5 Reip
1 Babini
2 Broniszewski
3 Smith
4 Vernay
5 Reip
WEC - Silverstone: Fassler brings the second-placed #7 Audi into the pits. Lotterer takes over.
BES - Monza: The #333 Ferrari of Salikhov has pitted from second place and Norbert Siedler has taken over.
WEC - Silverstone: Davidson closes onto the rear of the lead scrap, but brings the #1 Toyota into the pits for fuel but doesn't take tyres.
Toyota, Silverstone WEC 2015
BES - Monza: The #33 of Miguel Toril has spun into the gravel trap between the two Lesmos and shortly after that the #21 Mercedes of Yelmer Buurman was punted into a spin at the first chicane. Both have since got going again.
WEC - Silverstone: Duval brings the #8 Audi into the pits for fuel and, presumably, tyres.
BES - Monza: Fabio Babini still leads the Ferrari of Salikhov by 20s at the head of the race.
There's currently a close fight over fifth place, which is currently held by Jean-Karl Vernay in the WRT Audi, as the six cars chasing him are covered by just six seconds.
Meanwhile, three cars, including Giovanni Venturini and Maro Engel, have been given drive-through penalties for jumping the start.
There's currently a close fight over fifth place, which is currently held by Jean-Karl Vernay in the WRT Audi, as the six cars chasing him are covered by just six seconds.
Meanwhile, three cars, including Giovanni Venturini and Maro Engel, have been given drive-through penalties for jumping the start.
WEC - Silverstone: And the Audi has passed Jani and made it stick! Only trouble is, it's the #8 Audi of Duval unlapping himself on Jani. Fassler is still there in second though. Meanwhile, Davidson has pulled the #1 Toyota to within five seconds of the lead.
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